Dave Holford wrote:

Ruud Poeze wrote:

Mike Terry schreef:


Short wave decline

BBC World Service attributed the global audience decline to a significant
drop in short wave radio listening year-on-year, which has been partly
offset by a rise in FM audiences.



In New York WABC 77 was on AM until 1982, long after the introduction of
FM.


Maybe I'm missing something here but 770 on my AM band keeps announcing
itself as WABC New York?

Have you discovered a time warp? ;-)

dxAce schreef:

Dave Holford wrote:

Ruud Poeze wrote:

Mike Terry schreef:


Short wave decline

BBC World Service attributed the global audience decline to a significant
drop in short wave radio listening year-on-year, which has been partly
offset by a rise in FM audiences.



In New York WABC 77 was on AM until 1982, long after the introduction of
FM.


Maybe I'm missing something here but 770 on my AM band keeps announcing
itself as WABC New York?

Have you discovered a time warp? ;-)

You are right.
But I was referring to Musicradio 77, WABC went to News/Talk, dropping
the popular Top 40 format.
ruud

BBC - "Short wave listening is in long-term decline "

Gee, do you think they paid vast sums to some consultants to figure this
out?

-Steve

Hope not as we tax payers foot the bill!


"Steve" wrote in message
...
BBC - "Short wave listening is in long-term decline "

Gee, do you think they paid vast sums to some consultants to figure this
out?

-Steve

David wrote:

I listen to the BBC any time I want in digital high fidelity via XM
and Sirius.

What do you pick up via your tin foil hat?

= = = David wrote in message
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I listen to the BBC any time I want in digital high fidelity
via XM and Sirius.

..

So David,

You subscribe to both XM and Sirius ? ?

Which one do you prefer ? ?

iwtk ~ RHF

..

Sirius music is awful but the News and Talk are pretty good.
Unfortunately, they pre-empt Talk for lame Sports at night.

They do have all the big International broadcasters and PRI and some
NPR, the BBC, etc.

XM has very good music.

On 22 Jun 2004 19:09:25 -0700, (RHF) wrote:

= = = David wrote in message
= = = . ..
I listen to the BBC any time I want in digital high fidelity
via XM and Sirius.

.

So David,

You subscribe to both XM and Sirius ? ?

Which one do you prefer ? ?

iwtk ~ RHF

.

Well, of course BBC shortwave listenership is in decline. It doesn't help
that the BBC has cut a lot of their broadcasts--I assume that helps cut
down on the listeners. If the decline is only about 3%, in the face of the
internet, I'm impressed.

Isn't BBCWS listenership going up in the USA?

On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 04:19:51 GMT, Conan Ford
wrote:

Well, of course BBC shortwave listenership is in decline. It doesn't help
that the BBC has cut a lot of their broadcasts--I assume that helps cut
down on the listeners. If the decline is only about 3%, in the face of the
internet, I'm impressed.

= = = David wrote in message
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Isn't BBCWS listenership going up in the USA?

On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 04:19:51 GMT,
Conan Ford
wrote:

Well, of course BBC shortwave listenership is in decline.
It doesn't help that the BBC has cut a lot of their broadcasts
--I assume that helps cut down on the listeners.
If the decline is only about 3%, in the face of the internet,
I'm impressed.


David,

Yes "Listenership" is Up for th BBC-WS; but the message is the
medium and the medium is 'local' Public FM Radio and TV Cable
and TV/Radio Satellite Broadcasting.

Two key Target Market Groups:
* Young College Students via FM Radio
* Early Adapter {Affluent} Households via Cable & Satellite

~ RHF

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